On Friday, one week after a deadly shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, the National Rifle Association called for armed guards to be present in every school in America.

The NRA's said its proposal could stop the next school shooting from happening.

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"The only way to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a plan of absolute protection, "said NRA Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre. "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."

Parents at Lincoln Elementary School in Wauwatosa spoke to WISN 12 News after the NRA's announcement Friday.

"Their security is very well taken care of," said parent Naomi Krueger of her school. "But of course it wouldn't hurt to have an armed police officer watching over my child. That I wouldn't mind."

Jennifer Dretzka not only questioned whether that would be enough to deter a shooter, but how the program would be funded.

"I think it's ironic when they want armed officers in the schools when they can't seem to come up with the money to pay librarians, for art and music programs, that sort of thing," she said. "Would they be able to station a police officer at every single door? Because that's what it would require."

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said that he believed putting more guns into schools is not an answer.

"It appears that they want us to institute a police state, at least as it relates to children," Barrett said. "He did not talk about having armed guards at Sikh temples or at salons."

Barrett was referring to two mass shootings earlier this fall that took place in Wisconsin. Six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Oak Creek Sikh temple in August, and three people died when a man opened fire at the Azana Spa in Brookfield in October.

All parties seem to agree that the nation needs to find better ways to protect children.

"I think we should look at mental health and combating it in other ways," said Wauwatosa parent Jason Satterfield.